held up towards rear, pulled hard, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders and edged left, kept on under pressure
reared start, behind, ridden over 2f out, some headway when not clear run inside final furlong, never nearer
pulled hard in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon switched left to challenge, every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke well, pulled hard tracking leaders, lost place over 3f out
held up towards rear, some headway over 3f out, soon weakened
pulled hard in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, soon edged left, never nearer
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
led until over 5f out, remained prominent, led again over 1f out, held on well
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged left under pressure, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner
raced keenly and led over 5f out, clear over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
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An inherently low grade but competitive handicap so ANNES ROCKET rates as only a marginal preference to Recalcitrant and Golden Prospect. The selection has proved disappointing of late, but it could be that a return to Brighton, where he won in May, can work the oracle. Having gone well for an apprentice rider in the past, the booking of 5lb claimer, Gabriel Hannon catches the eye. Recalcitrant needs little introduction to aficionados of Brighton Racecourse. The gelding has been tried at trips up to a mile and a half this term but he is more than capable of showing pace over a mile and the booking of Jamie Spencer is interesting. Golden Prospect is a workmanlike individual. He landed some nice bets when obliging in a handicap at the course in June and is only 2lb higher today. Astroangel was second again at the course in July and the maiden seems fated to find another too good. Course and distance winner Landucci is one to note in the market whilst Lancaster Lad may not have the greatest of profiles but his yard are in fair nick at the present and if the runners stay high, as they have done in recent meetings at the track, he is in position to prosper. Royal Crest could be given a boost by Bermondsey Girl earlier in the card but Annes Rocket is our recommendation to limited stakes.
Landucci 5-2 (9-9) Chased leaders in 4th, headway 3f out, challenged over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Goodbye Cash (9-4) at Brighton 7f sell stks (6) gf in Jul.
Golden Prospect 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 13l behind Indy Driver (9-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Annes Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, switched left 3f out, not clear run 2f out, soon behind, 10th of 11, 11l behind Gallego (10-8) at Salisbury 1m am hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Street Diva (USA) 50-1 (8-4) Led and keen, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 15l behind Supaverdi (9-0) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gf in Apr.
Astroangel 11-2 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, squeezed through, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held by winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Mick Is Back (9-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Prince Valentine 17-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 10l behind Namu (9-5) at Brighton 6f (6) fm in Jul.
Shavoulin (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Prominent, raced keenly, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Proficiency (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f (5) sft in Jul.
Recalcitrant 10-1 (8-5) Led 1f, tracked clear leader after, came stand side over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Calculating (8-3) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Gifted Heir (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 11th of 13, 33l behind Barataria (10-5) at Yarmouth 1m (6) gd in Jul.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Tracked leader until 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 14l behind Spring Of Fame (8-12) at Newmarket 1m con stks (2) gd in Jul.
Royal Crest 25-1 (8-13) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 9l behind Bermondsey Girl (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Straight Face (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Young Gladiator (8-9) at Newcastle 7f clm stks (6) gs in Jul.
Lancaster Lad (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, came stand's side over 3f out, effort when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 10l behind Lady Florence (8-13) at Brighton 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) fm in Jun.
